"Master, kill these little mice quickly." Tian Xiaodu said as he waved the broom and tried to swat to death a few little mice that were still in the shape of meat balls, but Ye Chui hurriedly stopped him: "No, I'll keep these things for later use."
"What are you doing?" Tian Xiaodu looked at Ye Chui strangely.
"Cooking." Ye Chui replied.
Tian Xiaodu: “…”
He suspected that he had heard it wrongly. "Master, this is a mouse."
"I know..." Ye Chui was sweating a little.
"Master, you know I admire your dishes very much, but I definitely won't eat anything you make with rats..." Tian Xiaodu reiterated to Ye Chui seriously.
Ye Chui sweated even more: "I understand. I would never eat this kind of thing myself... but someone must like it."
Xing Sen had also walked in at this time. When he heard what Ye Chui and Tian Xiaodu said, he immediately asked curiously, "Ye Chui, are you planning to use mice as the review dish for the Dark Banquet? Hmm... This is quite innovative and definitely a rare ingredient, but... Can this thing be eaten? Is it delicious?"
"I can let you try it once first." Ye Chui suggested to Xing Sen with a smile.
Xing Sen shuddered all over: "Please spare me, I won't eat this even if you kill me... So what are you going to do?"
"I want to make a dish that has been recorded since the Tang Dynasty. The name of this dish is more pleasant to hear, and more popularly called "Sanzhier" or "Sanjiaoshu". A Tang Dynasty scholar named Zhang Ju recorded it in his "Chaoye Qianzai": The Liao people in Lingnan like to make "Mizhi", which is to feed the unborn rats with red and wriggling bodies with honey, nail them to the table, and they will move around with a humming sound. When you pick them up with chopsticks and bite them, they will make a chirping sound, so it is called "Mizhi". In addition, there is a record of this dish in the Compendium of Materia Medica: The Liao people in Huizhou take the newly born rats with their eyes closed and no hair. They feed them with honey and offer them to their relatives and nobles. They pick them up and eat them, and they still make a chirping sound. It is called "Mizhi."
Ye Chui explained that he basically knew a lot of books on food, and the same was true for this Sanzhier dish.
Tian Xiaodu and Xing Sen were stunned. After a while, Xing Sen came to his senses and said with a sigh, "The ancients really dared to eat anything... But Ye Chui, how did you make this Sanzhi?"
"It's very simple. Soak them in honey juice overnight and let them eat the honey overnight. The next day, you can serve them directly on the table. Just dip them in seasoning and put them in your mouth." Ye Chui introduced. He couldn't help but feel nauseous when he said these words...
Although Chinese cuisine is extensive and profound, it is undeniable that from ancient times to the present, some dishes are indeed beyond the psychological tolerance of ordinary people, and it takes great gourmet motivation to dare to eat such things.
He continued, "When eating, the eater picks up the living mouse with chopsticks and it squeaks once. When it is dipped into the sauce, it squeaks again. When it is put into the mouth, it squeaks a final time, a total of three times. Therefore, the dish is more commonly known as Sanzhier."
After hearing Ye Chui's explanation, the flesh on Tian Xiaodu and Xing Sen's faces couldn't help but twitch.
Ye Chui looked at Xing Sen with a smile: "Don't you really want to try it once?"
Xing Sen shook his head like a rattle: "I won't eat it even if you kill me."
At this time, Sister Han suddenly rushed into the kitchen, holding a shovel that she had found from somewhere, and shouted bravely: "Master, Senior Brother, let me do it. Quickly get these mice out..."
"No need." Tian Xiaodu turned to look at Han Yuyan, "Master said that these mice are still useful."
Han Yuyan was stunned for a moment: "Master, why do you keep these mice?"
Tian Xiaodu: "He said he wanted to use it for cooking."
Han Yuyan: “…”
The sister was stunned for a moment, and probably some bad images subconsciously appeared in her mind, and then she lay on the sink next to her and vomited. It was so miserable...
Ye Chui glared at Tian Xiaodu, then walked over and patted Han Yuyan on the back: "Don't worry, I won't let you eat..."
It took a lot of effort to make Sister Han feel better, but judging from her appearance, she probably couldn't eat tonight. Ye Chui asked Tian Xiaodu to put a few mice in a box and drip some honey into the box. These mice would naturally eat the honey, and then there was no need to worry about them.
It was only at this time that Tian Xiaodu and Han Yuyan knew of Ye Chui's plan. They had just heard that someone had captured the little monkey to prepare it as food for a banquet. They were both furious. They had never thought that there were such cruel people and things in the world. They felt as if their worldview had been damaged and they were unable to recover for a long time. When they understood why Ye Chui made this three-squeak dish, they were immediately filled with righteous indignation and did not think there was anything wrong with Ye Chui making this dish for the other party to eat.
"People like this deserve to eat this disgusting thing!" Sister Han said angrily.
“Actually, although I haven’t tried this Sanzhier dish, it should taste quite good. After all, it has been passed down for thousands of years.” Ye Chui said leisurely.
"Master!" Han Yuyan shouted angrily, and then she couldn't help but run to the bathroom upstairs, "No, I have to go vomit for a while."
Ye Chui: “…”
Afterwards, Ye Chui explained to Xing Sen about the review for tomorrow's Dark Banquet. Jin Bing could take care of the registration. If Ye Chui's Sanzhier was really that famous, it shouldn't be difficult for him to officially become the chef of the banquet. Then he would be able to get in touch with the little monkey that would be the main dish.
"We must rescue this little monkey this time no matter what." Ye Chui said with determination when Xing Sen left.
"Well, I will never let off those guys who dared to hold a dark banquet!" Xing Sen promised angrily.
On the evening of that day, after school, Wang Shiyu returned to Xiaoyu Home Cooking in a depressed mood. In the past two days, she was like a wilted eggplant, completely without the usual cheerfulness and cleverness. Even her teacher had specially visited Xiaoyu Home Cooking yesterday, saying that Wang Shiyu was naughty in the classroom on weekdays and gave the teacher a headache. But in the past two days, she was like a completely different person, and she actually studied hard during the self-study class...
This is so unusual!
She wanted to know if something happened to Wang Shiyu...
This made Ye Chui very worried. If he didn't rescue the little monkey, it might really leave a psychological trauma in his sister's heart. This was his responsibility as a brother.
"Xiao Yu." Ye Chui beckoned the little thing to his eyes, patted her head with a smile, and said, "I have good news for you. The little monkey has been found."
"Really?" Wang Shiyu's face showed a cheering and encouraging expression, and her eyes brightened up in an instant.
"Of course it's true. But it will take some time to rescue it." Ye Cui hugged his sister gently, smiled softly and said, "I promise you, I will bring it back."
"Yes. Xiaoyu believes in her brother." Wang Shiyu snuggled in Ye Chui's arms and nodded vigorously.
In the blink of an eye, it was the next day, evening.
Xing Sen came to pick up Ye Chui. Ye Chui took the mice that had been fed with honey for a day and some other seasonings with him, and rode Xing Sen's motorcycle to a semi-old residential area on the outskirts of the city. The review of the chefs for the Dark Banquet will be held in a residential building in this community.
"I will meet you outside. Keep your phone on. If anything happens, I will come to rescue you the first time." Xing Sen solemnly instructed Ye Chui and handed a dagger to Ye Chui.
"Okay, got it." Ye Chui nodded.
Xing Sen thought for a moment, then continued, "I wish you success and hope you can learn as much information as possible about the Dark Banquet."
Ye Chui agreed and walked into the dark and eerie staircase with his things in his hands, arriving at the agreed room, Room 403. He knocked on the door.
After a while, the door opened, and a middle-aged man who looked very skinny appeared at the door. He gave people a very old-fashioned feeling. He looked Ye Chui up and down, and suddenly a smile appeared on his face: "Mr. Ye, you are here."
"You know me?" Ye Cui was a little surprised.
"Mr. Ye has been in the limelight recently. He even stood next to Mr. Han at the chef competition. It's hard not to recognize him." He stepped aside to let Ye Chui enter the room. "Please come in. Several chefs are already here, and you are the only one missing."
"..." Ye Chui hesitated for a moment and walked into the room.
Including Ye Chui, there were seven people in total who came to apply for the Dark Chef position. Ye Chui glanced at them and suddenly froze for a moment: "You?"
"Why are you here too!" Fang Tao shouted in surprise among the other six people.
Fang Tao is Tian Xiaodu's apprentice, a three-star chef, who had great potential, but he betrayed Tian Xiaodu because of Ye Chui. He joined Jun Le Xiang and tried to steal Ye Chui's recipes. In addition to some reasons of He Chengfei, he was eventually ruined and deprived of his chef qualification. Later, Ye Chui heard from Tian Xiaodu that Fang Tao went to Tian Xiaodu several times, but Tian Xiaodu was extremely disappointed with his apprentice, and he was powerless to do anything about being deprived of his chef qualification. In the end, Fang Tao was completely desperate and there was no news of him.
But Ye Cui didn't expect to meet him here. He actually came to apply for the position of chef at the Dark Banquet.
But think about it, Fang Tao no longer has a chef qualification certificate. If he still wants to make money by cooking, he can only go the dark cuisine route. In fact, most of the chefs at the dark banquets are those who have been deprived of their chef qualifications.
"Why are you here? You are here to take part in the chef qualification review!" Fang Tao stared at Ye Chui coldly and thought of some very bad things.
Ye Chui recovered from his surprise and smiled faintly: "Why can't I come?"
"Hasn't it been enough that you've hurt me?" Fang Tao said gritting his teeth. The reason why he ended up in this situation today was entirely due to his own fault. However, it was obvious that he did not have such awareness and attributed all the reasons to Ye Chui. While speaking, he rushed towards Ye Chui as if he was going to hit him.
But the skinny man suddenly stopped him and said, "Mr. Fang, I hope you understand where this place is. If you break the rules here, please leave!"
"… "
Fang Tao calmed down, but his eyes were still fixed on Ye Chui, as if to say that this matter was not over yet.
This matter is not over yet.
Ye Chui looked at Fang Tao. This kid actually dared to attend the dark banquet. No good result would be waiting for him.
"Everyone, you are all very lucky to be able to participate in the review of this dark banquet. If you are accepted, you will receive a generous reward, but I think you should also understand the risks of making dark cuisine. However, risks are accompanied by generous benefits. I don't need to say more about these." The old-fashioned man said loudly at this time, "The time is one hour, you can start your dishes. Whoever finishes his dish within this time can directly bring it up for me to taste. Okay, now you can start."
Following the old-fashioned man's words, everyone started to move. The room was very large, with no extra furniture, but there were eight stoves. Ye Chui and the other six chefs each had their own stove. Due to the nature of the dark banquet, not many people spoke, and they all lowered their heads in silence and began to prepare their own dishes.
Fang Tao has been feeling somewhat uneasy ever since Ye Chui showed up. He used to despise Ye Chui and Tian Xiaodu who flattered Ye Chui, but in fact, he had ruined his entire life because of Ye Chui, which made him subconsciously feel awe for Ye Chui. Now, he had finally found a job that allowed him to earn money using his cooking skills, but Ye Chu came to mess things up again.
Why is he so haunting
"No, I have been preparing for the chef review for this banquet for a long time. The dark cuisine I made will definitely impress the other party!" Fang Tao said to himself secretly in his heart, and opened a box he carried with him. Inside was the ingredient he prepared, a thing called mealworms - since this thing is disgusting, I will not introduce it in detail, in short, it is the type that will definitely make ordinary people feel nauseous.
Fang Tao also put in a lot of effort. These mealworm ingredients were cultivated by him personally, and he was confident that he would succeed.
However, just as he was about to start cooking, Ye Chui, who was standing at the stove not far away, had already walked towards the skinny man with a plate in his hand.
"What!? He actually finished his dish so quickly?" Fang Tao couldn't help but shudder all over. The other chefs couldn't help but look at Ye Chui and the plate in his hand with surprise.
There were a few squirming pink lumps of meat on the plate, and Ye Chui was holding a stack of sauces in his hand.
He placed the dish in front of the skinny man, who had a look of surprise on his face, staring at the plate in Ye Chui's hand. However, this man was obviously not an ordinary person. It was naturally very unusual for him to dare to judge dark cuisine. There was even a hint of interest in his eyes.
Ye Chui made a gesture of invitation and said with a smile: "The dish is called Sanzhier, please try it." (~^~)
PS: It seems that many people have guessed correctly that what we are going to make is Sanzhier... Speaking of which, Cannon can't accept this. Cannon originally prepared dishes for the other six people in the Dark Banquet Review Competition... But after uploading the last chapter, the subscriptions dropped drastically, which is very sad... It seems that everyone can't accept this kind of dishes... So those dishes were omitted~~~~Finally, I would like to ask for monthly votes and recommendation votes~~~